Job Description
Location: Akashi, Japan
Only candidates with the legal right to work in Japan will be considered. Please note that applicants without this eligibility will not be considered.
Why join Rolls-Royce?
At Rolls-Royce we are proud to be a business that has truly helped to shape the modern world and are committed to always being a force for progress; powering, protecting and connecting people everywhere.
By joining Rolls-Royce, you'll have the opportunity to work on world-class solutions, supported by a culture that believes individuality is our greatest strength, and all perspectives, experiences and backgrounds help us innovate and enable our high-performance culture.
Position Summary
We are seeking a Supplier Technical Assurance Manager (STAM) to lead manufacturing engineering activity at our Akashi site, supporting our key partners in Japan (KHI/IHI Kure).
In this role, you will:
- Act as Technical Authority, assuring production processes can consistently deliver products conforming to design definition.
- Drive the resolution of technical issues to meet business and customer requirements for safety, quality, cost, delivery rate and lead time (SQCD).
- Integrate Manufacturing Engineering activities across the full product lifecycle and through the supply chain.
What you will be doing:
- Ensure all manufacturing processes comply with Health, Safety & Environmental Standards and support the Zero Harm programme.
- Champion product safety, ensuring risks are understood, mitigated, and lessons learned are embedded across the supply chain.
- Promote a zero-defect culture, deploying manufacturing processes that support Right First Time outcomes.
- Act as Technical Authority for manufacturing requirements, chairing change control forums within your accountability.
- Lead technical input into facility and supply chain strategies, integrating digital manufacturing and product introduction activities.
- Govern manufacturing deliverables, manage capacity plans, and ensure timely issue resolution.
- Buy-off production readiness for new manufacturing capabilities, ensuring process capability data is captured and used effectively.
- Deploy and maintain Production Technical Packages, ensuring manufacturing processes continue to meet SQCD requirements.
- Build external and internal stakeholder relationships to deliver successful technical and operational outcomes.
- Develop, coach, and lead the Manufacturing Engineering community, building future talent and capability.
Position requirements:
- Bachelor of Engineering (or equivalent).
- Strong understanding of manufacturing processes relevant to aerospace or heavy engineering industries.
- Awareness of Manufacturing Systems (CAD, CAM, CAPP, MES, SAP, etc.).
- Demonstrated leadership of significant projects across manufacturing engineering processes.
- Experience with manufacturing changes such as facility re-design, technology insertion, new product introduction, or quality improvement.
- Proven technical and professional leadership of engineering teams.
Preferred qualifications:
- Experience in supplier technical assurance within aerospace or related industries.
- Familiarity with Rolls-Royce Production System (RRPS), DMAIC, or similar continuous improvement methodologies.
- Japanese language capability and right to work in Japan (applications without this eligibility will not be considered).
Our vision is to ensure that the excellence and ingenuity that shaped our history continues into our future. Our multi-year transformation programme aims to turn Rolls-Royce into a high-performing, competitive, resilient and growing company. Join us, and it can be your future vision too.
Rolls-Royce is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any protected characteristics.
Relocation assistance is not available for this position.
Job Category
Manufacturing EngineeringPosting Date
13 Jan 2026; 00:01-
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